DIS-APPROVAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

disapproval

noun

ˌdis-ə-ˈprü-vəl

Definition of disapproval

as in displeasure

refusal to accept as right or desirable thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval

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Recent Examples of disapproval Johnson does good work committing to the bit here, too, barreling forward despite her friends’ alarm and disapproval. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026 In Argentina, despite a burgeoning hydrocarbon sector, higher energy costs have renewed inflation concerns and created a headache for Milei, whose disapproval rating spiked to 63 percent in late April, up from 49 percent at the start of the year. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Multiple recent polls show majorities of Americans expressing concerns about AI and disapproval of how Trump has handled the issue. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The Huskies let their disapproval linger and, on the very next play, allowed a 57-yard touchdown to a tight end. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disapproval

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval

Noun

Fans showed their displeasure with Sumrall’s clock management at the end of the first half.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
Trump on Wednesday signaled his displeasure with LaCivita and Blair’s trip, which was first reported by The New York Times, amid some intraparty criticism that his advisers aren’t as focused as possible on the midterms.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of displeasure

Noun

The film is admirably committed to documenting this lifestyle without much idealization or condemnation.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemnation

Noun

These cases involved monumental pieces of wrongdoing, yet the Justice Department and the federal courts allowed the New York chump-change cases against Trump—built on far smaller frauds—to get all the attention—and ultimately—the disapprobation.

— Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In a 2018 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Mulaney go rug shopping, supposedly at Tendler’s instruction, and Seinfeld’s disapprobation at being sent on an errand by someone’s wife cuts through the segment.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024